“From using AI to anticipate food trends, to inventing new sweets, and designing for global stars, Ireland’s next generation has the world at its feet

Front row, Sarah Jane Hughes, Bronagh Quinn, Paddy Morgan, Eniola Salami. Middle row, Leah Shanahan, Erica O’Brien Murray, Nastya Kharytonova, Paul McGoldrick, Sadhbh McCarrick, Nadia Power, Abigail O’Brien Murray. Back row, Róisín Heffernan, Mark Birrane, Oran O’Flynn, Eve Lawler, Sam O’Neill, Sean Allen, Rachel Maguire, Emer Sexton, Donagh Ó Buachalla, David O’Keeffe, Peter O’Regan, Adam Brennan, Cathal D'Arcy, Aoife Drennan, Mihai Mesteru, Ciaran O’Connor, Marc Simmonds, James Madden, Peter Kilmartin, Seán Leddin. Photo: Mark Condren

Front row, Sarah Jane Hughes, Bronagh Quinn, Paddy Morgan, Eniola Salami. Middle row, Leah Shanahan, Erica O’Brien Murray, Nastya Kharytonova, Paul McGoldrick, Sadhbh McCarrick, Nadia Power, Abigail O’Brien Murray. Back row, Róisín Heffernan, Mark Birrane, Oran O’Flynn, Eve Lawler, Sam O’Neill, Sean Allen, Rachel Maguire, Emer Sexton, Donagh Ó Buachalla, David O’Keeffe, Peter O’Regan, Adam Brennan, Cathal D’Arcy, Aoife Drennan, Mihai Mesteru, Ciaran O’Connor, Marc Simmonds, James Madden, Peter Kilmartin, Seán Leddin. Photo: Mark Condren

Fearghal O’Connor, Sean Pollock and Rory McGinn

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Ireland has more than its fair share of young entrepreneurs with big dreams in the world of business.

Inspiration can be found easily. Patrick and John Collison were aged 21 and 19 when they came up with a prototype for global payment giant Stripe, a business now worth over $106bn.